Visual Painter

Music is very special to people, and to artists it is no different. In every painting or drawing class I have ever taken, the teacher either plays music or tells you to provide your own. In a way, the music separates you from the rest of the world. The music can relax you or even inspire you. Sometimes I even felt the music set the pace for my drawings.

Visual Painter reverses that feeling. Instead of the music setting the pace for the artwork, the artwork sets the pace for the music. The user moves as freely as possible, just like a conductor of a band, drawing with a flashlight acting as their paintbrush. The picture drawn is shown in an external window which can be saved. At the same time, music will correspond to the flashlight movements.

As a digital artist I make things that people can have fun with. This project uses a webcam, a color tracker, and music, which are all ingredients many people find amusing. This project is an interesting study on the comparison between sounds and images.

Documentation video